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  Christian presence needed in violent places, former missionary says

  Peacemaking means waging spiritual warfare against evil, David Balyeat believes. So, if Christians want to stop violence along the Texas/Mexico border, peacemaking prayer warriors need to report for duty on the battlefield, he insists.

  01/06/2012 - By Administrator

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  Matthew West shares life stories through songs

  For his album, The Story of Your Life, singer/songwriter Matthew West took an unusual approach to find inspiration. He posted a note on his website asking people to share their life stories and said a select few would be turned into songs.

   

  01/06/2012 - By Administrator

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  Israel inaugurates Gospel Trail so visitors can follow Jesus’ steps

  Israel has inaugurated a Gospel Trail for Christian pilgrims– 39 miles of integrated paths leading from Mount Precipice on the southern outskirts of Nazareth to the site of ancient Capernaum on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.

  01/06/2012 - By Administrator

• Connally tapped to receive inaugural Global Impact Award

  Virginia Connally of Abilene will receive Mission to Unreached Peoples' inaugural Global Impact Award.

  01/06/2012 - By Administrator

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  Some see Crystal Cathedral’s purchase by Catholic diocese as calculated risk

  Even by the depressed metrics of Southern California's real estate market, most observers believe the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange negotiated a pretty sweet deal when it purchased the iconic Crystal Cathedral, the longtime pulpit of the Robert Schuller and backdrop to his popular Hour of Power television broadcasts.

  01/06/2012 - By Administrator

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  Baylor athletics scores big wins, takes top honors

  Baylor University's athletics program ended 2011 with unprecedented success—the football team's first bowl victory since 1992, the school's first Heisman Trophy to quarterback Robert Griffin III and undefeated records for both the men's and women's basketball teams.

  01/06/2012 - By Administrator

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  Cowboy pastor disciples leaders by using the ‘Absolute Basics’

  Pastor Pete Pawelek had a problem many pastors face—not enough leaders. The solution became a Bible study curriculum called The Absolute Basics of Christianity.

   

  01/06/2012 - By Administrator

• Texas Tidbits

  The Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio board elected Cody Knowlton as its new president and CEO, effective Jan. 1.

  01/05/2012 - By Administrator

• On the Move

  Sean Baily has resigned as pastor of Malta Church in DeKalb.

  01/05/2012 - By Administrator

• Faith Digest

  With a last-minute vote, Congress saved the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom that was about to shut down.

  01/05/2012 - By Administrator

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  Around the State

  Dillon International will hold a free adoption information meeting at 6 p.m. Jan 30 at the Buckner Children's Home campus in Dallas.

  01/05/2012 - By Administrator

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  Wiley Drake’s ‘Birther’ lawsuit has setback

  California pastor Wiley Drake’s three-year legal battle challenging President Obama’s eligibility received a setback Dec. 22, when the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said he and other plaintiffs lacked legal standing to file their complaint.

  01/03/2012 - By Administrator